Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida. "This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production, and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the Israeli...
Israel Strips UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
Israel’s parliament passed new legislation Monday formally removing diplomatic immunity from the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, part of an ongoing Israeli crackdown against the body. The legislation could potentially expose the United Nations Relief and Works Agency — widely known as UNRWA — to legal action in Israeli...
Are Fresno’s City Attorneys Overpaid? Lawsuit Alleges They Are
Government attorneys employed by the city of Fresno recently received raises — to the detriment of taxpayers, according to an attorney who previously worked in the office. Mary Doidge handled land use law for the city for 10 years until she left the job in 2023. Her separation is now...
Clovis Police Plan New Year’s Eve DUI Saturation Patrol
The Clovis Police Department will conduct a DUI saturation patrol on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., with additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence. “Impaired driving is preventable,” said Corporal Mark Bradford, traffic supervisor for the department. “It’s...
Clovis Unveils Its Court-Ordered Affordable Housing Plan
After a court ruled that the city of Clovis excluded affordable housing from the Clovis Way of Life, officials have a correction plan. However, homebuilders say the plan, which adds upward of $5,000 a home to the cost, would make market-rate housing less affordable. Builders and advocates got a presentation...
Fresno Man Killed, Woman Injured in Mobile Home Park Shooting
A 19-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured Sunday morning in a shooting at a Fresno mobile home park, authorities said. The victim, identified as Nehemiah Gonzalez of Fresno, was found with gunshot wounds at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park near Highway 99 and Central Avenue. The woman,...
Police Activity Shuts Section of Highway 59 in Merced County
Authorities closed a section of Highway 59 Monday due to police activity, the California Highway Patrol said. The closure affects the stretch between Snelling Road and Montgomery Street in Snelling. CHP officials said there is no estimated time for reopening. Motorists were advised to avoid the area and use alternate...
Trump Says Netanyahu Pardon ‘on Its Way’; Herzog’s Office Disputes It
President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli President Isaac Herzog had told him a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way,” an assertion Herzog’s office was quick to challenge. "He's a wartime prime minister who's a hero. How do you not give a pardon?" Trump told...
In Myanmar’s Election, ‘Voting Out of Fear, Not Hope’
YANGON, Myanmar — As voters went to the polls Sunday for the first round of a heavily stage-managed election in Myanmar, the outcome was all but assured. The military junta that has ruled the country since seizing power in 2021 was almost certain to maintain its iron grip on power....
US Hit Drug Boat Loading Facility in Venezuela, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, which would mark the first known time the United States has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the government of President...